Friends of Point Pelee provide guided birding hikes throughout the Festival of Birds at Point Pelee National Park of Canada. Proceeds from hikes support the Friends of Point Pelee and Point Pelee National Park. This submitted report is a service of the Friends of Point Pelee Hike Leaders.
Point Pelee National Park Migration Update for: Saturday, May 12, 2012 The south-west winds over night brought new migrants into Point Pelee National Park today. Most of the birds are widely distributed throughout the more common trials. As of 11:00 a.m. a total of 24 species of warbler have been seen. Highlights at the Tip this morning include: a 1st cycle ICELAND GULL early in the morning; a flock of 10 BLACK SCOTER; and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. The Sparrow Field had a good selection of warblers, including GOLDEN-WINGED, CANADA, and WILSON’S. The Post Woods Trail, just north of the Sparrow Field, produced an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a MOURNING WARBLER. The male and female PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS continue to check out a number of potential nest sites near the south-east bridge on the Woodland Trail. They were seen to be collecting nesting material and copulating yesterday. There were also small flocks of mixed warblers on the Woodland Trail that included: TENNESSEE, BLUE-WINGED Warbler, AMERICAN REDSTART, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BAY-BREASTED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKPOLL, BLACK-AND-WHITE, BLACK-THROATED BLUE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN. TENNESSEE WARBLER was certainly the most common migrant based on song. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOs were heard and seen along the Redbud Trail and Woodland Nature Trail. Good Birding, Hike Leaders: Pete, Karl, Todd, Justin, John, Ellen, and Alvan FESTIVAL OF BIRDS MAY 3 THROUGH MAY 21, 2012 Point Pelee National Park of Canada and Friends of Point Pelee For more information on the festival and archived Point Pelee Migration Reports, please check our www.festivalofbirds.ca FOLLOW the park on Twitter.com/PointPeleeNP _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
